Texas: Texas Democratic Party

Did Harris County Tax Assessor, Leo Vasquez, know what kind of poo Paul Bettencourt left him in when he quit just days after his re-election? Obviously not.

Harris County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to accept a settlement of a lawsuit filed by the Texas Democratic Party against Paul Bettencourt's Voter Registration Office. Included in this settlement:

• The voter registrar must now comply with all Texas Election Code deadlines. In sworn discovery, Bettencourt's staff admitted that more than 11,350 timely submitted applications were not processed and on the voter rolls when voting started as required by law.

• The voter registrar's employees can no longer have employment or financial interests in outside companies that provide voter information to candidates or political parties, a practice Bettencourt allowed and Vasquez defended regarding moonlighting Republican political consultant Ed Johnson.

If you have a free weekend, this is a kick butt course. Two days. Oct 11-12. No charge if you accepted.

This Houston camp is geared towards candidates and campaign staff. If that applies to you, know that this is very valuable training! Contact Terrysa Guerra at tguerra@txdemocrats.org or call 512-478-9800 for more information.

Here are the details:

Registration for the Houston Campaign Camp on October 10-11 is now open. To register for this event, please fill out the signup form at http://www.txdemocrats.org/resources/training/mini-camp/.

The Texas Democratic Party is hosting these campaign camps all over the the state. The Camps are designed to train candidates and campaign staff in the fundamentals of campaigns, such as message development, communications methods, fundraising, campaign planning, targeting and how to utilize the latest technology to make your campaign more effective.

Asian American Democrats of Texas Media Statement on Rep. Betty Brown and SB 362

Today at 8:20pm

MEDIA STATEMENT

STATEMENT FROM ASIAN-AMERICAN DEMOCRATS OF TEXAS
Contact: Mustafa Tameez 713.247.9600

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State Representative Betty Brown's recent comments demonstrate how much work remains to be done in order for the Texas Legislature to recognize the diverse reality of this great state. According to the nation’s largest nonpartisan exit poll of Asian Americans(*), nearly 70% of Asian voters were asked for ID at the polls - in states where no ID was required. In New York City, where there is no ID requirement, the study showed that 1 in 6 Asian Americans were asked for ID, while white Americans in the same study were not asked for proof of ID.

The Texas Democratic Party denounced Rick Perry's rejection of $555 million in stimulus funds for unemployment -- then moved to bring Kay Bailey Hutchison into the mix by calling on her to denounce "Gov. Perry's stunts."

In an on-line appeal to Democrats, Party Chairman Boyd Ritchie declared: "It was clear the governor cares about only one job - his own. First, he compared out-of-work Texans to junkies, and now he's using them as political pawns to appeal to the talk show bosses that drive the agenda of his Republican base. "

And this: "In these tough times, Texans should be able to count on our elected officials to look out for our best interests.